[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 57440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27767]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 101899D]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and Bycatch Reduction Device 
(BRD) Advisory Panel hold public meetings in Charleston, SC.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held on November 8, 1999, from 1:30 p.m. 
to 5:30 p.m. and on November 9, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; the 
joint meeting of SSC and BRD Advisory Panel will be held on November 
10, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, 170 
Lockwood Drive, Charleston, SC 29403; telephone: 843-720-0835.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry O'Malley, phone: (843) 571-4366; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC will review and provide comments and 
guidance on the following: the Shrimp, Calico Scallop, Snapper Grouper 
and Red Drum Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Reports; 
maximum sustainable yield (MSY) estimates for species managed by the 
Council; Snapper Grouper Amendment 12; the Golden Crab Options Paper; 
the Georgia special management zone (SMZ) request; the Marine Reserves 
Discussion Paper; the Economic Impact Assessment Guidelines and the 
Social Impact Assessment Guidelines. The SSC and BRD Advisory Panel 
will jointly review the Council's BRD Protocol and recommend 
modifications where appropriate.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council 
action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this 
notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that 
require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
by October 29, 1999.

    Dated: October 19, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-27767 Filed 10-22-99; 8:45 am]
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